I had my stop watch running tonight and won an auction with 1 second left with my right finger. A few other late bidders were a few seconds earlier and they probably had sniper programs (lol). Got the lot for a bit less than I was willing to pay. But it was a bit hairy as I confirmed my bid with 15 seconds to go and it took 14 long seconds for it to register......sheesh. So much for dial-upping.
<< <i>Yep.. would be dicey with dial-up... I have used broadband since it became available... No sniper program can beat me.. and it's fun. Cheers, RickO >>
RickO you rock-O. I am there with you with the manual sniping. I have been beaten a handful of times, but usually something I wasn't real passionate about. The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT Sniping is what I look forward to, as it reaffirms the value of the piece I am bidding on by watching the bids gets laid down, and BAM, there I go with seconds to go!
I've lost way too many ebay auctions by posting my strong max bid too early (ie more than 1 hr out). There is always someone willing to reveal your bid and take you out for $5 to $25. If you really want it, put your max bid in with under 10 seconds and take your chances. Anything more than a minute out give your competition a chance to think and react. But sure, if you don't care one way or the other, put the bid in early.
<< <i>The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT >>
Couldn't have said it better. Since joining EBay in '98, I've sniped most of my auctions, all manually and still on dial-up. Makes for even more of a challenge with most bidders being on way faster connections.
Either way, best of luck!!
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<< <i>I had my stop watch running tonight and won an auction with 1 second left with my right finger. A few other late bidders were a few seconds earlier and they probably had sniper programs (lol). Got the lot for a bit less than I was willing to pay. But it was a bit hairy as I confirmed my bid with 15 seconds to go and it took 14 long seconds for it to register......sheesh. So much for dial-upping.
roadrunner >>
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<< <i>I've lost way too many ebay auctions by posting my strong max bid too early (ie more than 1 hr out). There is always someone willing to reveal your bid and take you out for $5 to $25. If you really want it, put your max bid in with under 10 seconds and take your chances. Anything more than a minute out give your competition a chance to think and react. But sure, if you don't care one way or the other, put the bid in early.
roadrunner >>
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<< <i>23pairer.... you are soooooo right... adds the dimension of excitement to an otherwise mundane activity. Cheers, RickO >>
Excitement's fun and all, but when you're looking at an auction ending on a Sunday afternoon, and the choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children and let the robot handle it -- well, I'll choose the later every time.
<< <i>choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>
Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few...
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<< <i>choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>
Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few... >>
Well, sure. But the ones you lost you might have won with a robosniper, and the ones you won you might have ended up paying less. There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding.
<< <i>There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding >>
I don't disagree. I just don't use Ebay enough to justify paying for a service that I can do it myself. The high bid will take the coin home regardless of the way it is submitted. If I can't be at the computer at the time the auction closes and someone outbids my limit at the last minute, I'm not likely going to lose any sleep over it. I don't usually overpay so I don't worry too much about whether I 'might' have gotten it for less either.
All in all, I'm pretty laid back about Ebay. I can take it or leave it.
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i thought about using a program to help me snipe some stuff but i find i do a very good job on my own Just picked up some sweet coins a few days ago that i cant believe i won them as cheap as i did. I have my eye on some for tonights sniper session
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Same here with esnipe, been 6 years no problems...
They charge 1% on the auctions you win, no charge on the ones you don't...
It dose add up tho, cost me $500 over that period of time...
But I won A LOT of auctions...
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<< <i>I prefer doing it myself... I can beat the services... and have consistently. Cheers, RickO >>
What does this mean? Isn't the only way to 'beat the services' is outbid them? In which case how you do it doesn't matter.
<< <i>Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons >>
PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper.
I am right now.
Got it for less than my max.
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<< <i>Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons >>
PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>
<< <i>Yep.. would be dicey with dial-up... I have used broadband since it became available... No sniper program can beat me.. and it's fun. Cheers, RickO >>
RickO you rock-O. I am there with you with the manual sniping. I have been beaten a handful of times, but usually something I wasn't real passionate about. The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT Sniping is what I look forward to, as it reaffirms the value of the piece I am bidding on by watching the bids gets laid down, and BAM, there I go with seconds to go!
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<< <i>Just bid your maximum and you won't lose if its higher than the sniper bid. >>
If yer gonna do that yer better off snipin with your max bid.
roadrunner
<< <i>The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT >>
Couldn't have said it better. Since joining EBay in '98, I've sniped most of my auctions, all manually and still on dial-up. Makes for even more of a challenge with most bidders being on way faster connections.
Either way, best of luck!!
If you want the coin, use a sniper service.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
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<< <i>I had my stop watch running tonight and won an auction with 1 second left with my right finger. A few other late bidders were a few seconds earlier and they probably had sniper programs (lol). Got the lot for a bit less than I was willing to pay. But it was a bit hairy as I confirmed my bid with 15 seconds to go and it took 14 long seconds for it to register......sheesh. So much for dial-upping.
roadrunner >>
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Fred, Las Vegas, NV
<< <i>I've lost way too many ebay auctions by posting my strong max bid too early (ie more than 1 hr out). There is always someone willing to reveal your bid and take you out for $5 to $25. If you really want it, put your max bid in with under 10 seconds and take your chances. Anything more than a minute out give your competition a chance to think and react. But sure, if you don't care one way or the other, put the bid in early.
roadrunner >>
Fred, Las Vegas, NV
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<< <i>Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons >>
PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>
Same here. Phantombidder has saved me a ton of money compared with Auctionsniper.
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<< <i>Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons >>
PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>
Same here. Phantombidder has saved me a ton of money compared with Auctionsniper. >>
I have used PhantomBidder to snipe dozens of items without any problems.
<< <i>23pairer.... you are soooooo right... adds the dimension of excitement to an otherwise mundane activity. Cheers, RickO >>
Excitement's fun and all, but when you're looking at an auction ending on a Sunday afternoon, and the choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children and let the robot handle it -- well, I'll choose the later every time.
<< <i>choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>
Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few...
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<< <i>choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>
Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few... >>
Well, sure. But the ones you lost you might have won with a robosniper, and the ones you won you might have ended up paying less. There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding.
<< <i>There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding >>
I don't disagree.
I just don't use Ebay enough to justify paying for a service that I can do it myself. The high bid will take the coin home regardless of the way it is submitted. If I can't be at the computer at the time the auction closes and someone outbids my limit at the last minute, I'm not likely going to lose any sleep over it.
I don't usually overpay so I don't worry too much about whether I 'might' have gotten it for less either.
All in all, I'm pretty laid back about Ebay. I can take it or leave it.